Patents by Inventor Michele M. Helwig

Michele M. Helwig has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Animal soothing system with heartbeat simulation device
    Patent number: 6968806
    Abstract: An animal soothing system including an animal bedding structure having a pocket formed therein, and a soothing device for generating soothing rhythmic vibrations disposed in the pocket of the bedding structure to communicate the soothing vibrations to animals lying on the bedding structure is provided. In one embodiment the bedding structure is a mattress or pad, and the soothing device is a battery powered heartbeat simulator with a pressure sensitiye switch to activate the simulator when an animal lies upon the bedding and deactivate the simulator when the animal rises from the bedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Inventor: Michele M. Helwig
  • Animal soothing system with heartbeat simulation device
    Publication number: 20020117115
    Abstract: An animal soothing system including an animal bedding structure having a pocket formed therein, and a soothing device for generating soothing rhythmic vibrations disposed in the pocket of the bedding structure to communicate the soothing vibrations to animals lying on the bedding structure is provided by the present invention. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the bedding structure is a mattress or pad, and the soothing device is a battery powered heartbeat simulator with a pressure sensitive switch to activate the simulator when an animal lies upon the bedding and deactivate the simulator when the animal rises from the bedding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventor: Michele M. Helwig